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5 reasons why menstruation support is critical in a humanitarian crisis

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In Ethiopia’s Benishangul-Gumuz region, Gebeyanesh Gebinet and a friend go through the items of a UNFPA dignity kit, containing essentials such as washable sanitary pads, underwear, soap and a reusable cloth, a whistle, and a solar-powered flashlight. © UNFPA Ethiopia
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Helping women give birth safely in Gaza amid Rafah military assault

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Helping women give birth safely in Gaza amid Rafah military assault

Helping women give birth safely in Gaza amid Rafah military assault

Rafah is under attack and the already desperate condition for thousands of pregnant women is getting worse every day.

See how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is taking action to make motherhood safer at the International Medical Corps (IMC) field hospital in Gaza as the military assault on Rafah leads to more trauma and death. Learn more.

10 May 2024
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Babies are dying in Gaza hospital due to lack of ventilators

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Babies are dying in Gaza hospital due to lack of ventilators

Babies are dying in Gaza hospital due to lack of ventilators

“Most babies will die.”

There aren’t enough ventilators at Al-Emirati Hospital in Rafah, Gaza to support the babies being born there.

Let Dr. Ahmed Al-Shaer, Deputy Head of the Incubator Care Unit at the hospital, describe the desperate situation and see how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is responding to mothers and babies in need.

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Statement from UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on the potential invasion in Rafah

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Life-saving care for women in Gaza trampled, after 200 days of war

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Life-saving care for women in Gaza trampled, after 200 days of war

Life-saving care for women in Gaza trampled, after 200 days of war

Pregnancy and motherhood in Gaza are now fraught with danger as hunger and the diseases that stalk it thrive.

Al-Shifa hospital—where mothers and babies once received life-saving care—is in ruins.

The only way back from this nightmare is for a ceasefire NOW. 

Let UNFPA Palestine representative Dominic Allen show you the destruction and see how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is responding

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UNFPA Palestine

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Apr 2024

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UNFPA

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UNFPA Palestine Situation Report #7 - 6 April, 2024

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Statement by the Executive Director on Impending Famine in Gaza

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Life-saving medicines for pregnant women run low in south Gaza

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Life-saving medicines for pregnant women run low in south Gaza

Life-saving medicines for pregnant women run low in south Gaza

Pregnant women at a camp for internally displaced people camp in south Gaza are receiving check-ups in sandy tents.

Let Dr. Mohamed Ragab describe the situation for women who have almost nothing and see how UNFPA—the United Nations sexual and reproductive health agency—is responding. 
 

14 March 2024